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Friendship House
Carbondale, Pennsylvania

Outpatient Therapist Masters Level

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$50k-$55k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Job Details:

Job Location: Carbondale - Carbondale, PA, Salary Range: $50000.00 - $55000.00Salary/year, Sign on Bonus -$3,000 Earn up to $70,000/year & Higher To provide individual and family therapy, as indicated along with associated documentation in an Electronic Medical Record. Positions available for services to Adults, Children/Adolescents/Families or a combination of both populations.

Qualifications

Masters in Social Work, Counseling, Psychiatry, Psychology or other Human Services related field. Experience with children/adolescents a plus. LSW. LCSW. LPC preferred.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual and family therapy to adults, children, and adolescents. Maintain accurate clinical documentation within an Electronic Medical Record system.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychiatry, Psychology, or a related human services field. Professional licensure such as LSW, LCSW, or LPC is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 38% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$54k in purchasing powerPennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Pennsylvania441 active7,892 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 38% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$3k sign-onPennsylvania Counselor listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $4k) · 14% offer loan repayment746 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,534 in the last 30 days1,455 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Counselor Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 18 employers
6
<$70k
8
$70k-85k
6
$85k-100k
4
$100k-115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs
401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Blackbird Health · Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania

$50k-$110k
#2

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$50k-$105k
#3

PA Licensed Clinician - LCSW or LPC - Behavioral Health

$57k-$103k
#4

Lead Behavioral Health Integration Clinician (BHIC) & Supervisor

$85k-$100k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Friendship House

Individual and Family Services
Scranton
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus $3,000
Earnings up to $70,000/year

Living in Carbondale

Typical market rent
$1,333/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.